failures

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But to say they choose to live on the street, as Pratt has, is to miss the point, to excuse our own complicity, to overlook historic policy failures, and to choose contempt over compassion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The agency assessed far more penalties on missteps including failures to file and pay, though it collected slightly less on owed assessments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

PC makers like Dell and HP will give it a go with Nvidia chips, but they haven’t forgotten past failures with other Arm products.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The company announced its chair had departed and its chief executive would also leave following the earlier failures.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But they would talk about past failures, like the cereal in the shape of little bowling pins and balls.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan